Officials arrested a Salisbury man Friday in connection with an explosive device they believe he tried to set off in western Maryland.

Michael John Thorn, 51, tried to detonate an improvised explosive device in Hancock in Washington County on Dec. 29, 2018, Deputy Maryland State Fire Marshals say.

Washington County Sheriff's deputies notified the Maryland State Fire Marshal Bomb Squad to assist with the discovery of a suspected device on Dec. 30 around 12:30 a.m. The device was found in the parking lot of the Quaker Creek Apartments.

The bomb squad ran diagnostics on the device and found it was a "functional intact improvised explosive device," according to a news release, and they rendered it safe before taking it into custody. No one was hurt, and no damage was reported.

On Jan. 4, the bomb squad carried out a search warrant at a home on the 700 block of Hammond Street in Salisbury. Thorn was then arrested without incident and taken to Wicomico County Central Booking/Detention Center, according to a news release.

Thorn was charged with possessing a destructive device and possessing explosives with intent to create a destructive device. He is being held without bond until a hearing on Jan. 7.

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